Quote Originally Posted by R E L E N T L E S S
my trainer say that this week they are gonna be getting the seniors down to spar me (the seniors arent really older they are the same age but have been boxing longer) now i have seen them spar, they are extremely accurate and very fast, i havnt sparred anyone with their skill but i have to step up sometimes, if i do well i am going to move up with the seniors where the REAL training happens.

any advice would really be helpful
yeah. it's simple. keep your f'in hands UP and NEVER be a stationary target. as soon as your hands drop one bit and you stand still for more than 2 seconds they'll tatoo your face with nice crisp jabs. Guaranteed.

I moved up in sparring recently too. Picture a guy 6'1" with the physique of an NFL running back. That's my newest sparring partner. I managed to land some nice body shots and a nice left hook but wasn't able to sneak in a single jab or straight right hand. He also tatooed me with his jab because it was faster than anything I had ever seen. Once I realized that this guy was a lot better and quicker than what I was used to, it kicked in.... keep my hands up and keep moving...to slip thejab. Then even he said I became harder to hit and I was able to duck under and work my way inside for those body shots and the left hooks. There are no winners and losers in sparring, but trust me, I'm losing again. lol. But that's how you get better....every time you move up in calibre of opponent, all those little things sink in just that little bit deeper.